People · Latvia
Miķelis Gailums
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023GAIL01
Miķelis Gailums has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Rodenpois Open 2023, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Latvia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2023, he has put 103 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.87 in June 2023 to 11.56, a 52% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 4.54 | top 6.5% | 28 / 237 | |
| 3×3 | 11.56 | 12.70 | top 12.4% | 34 / 309 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.03 at Kārķi Open 2024.
- 15 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.25 at Rodenpois Open 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First competition: Jāņi Kārķos 2023. A 23.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 3x3x3 un Nekas Cits Rīgā 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rīga Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kārķi Open 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sigulda Open 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rodenpois Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Jāņi Kārķos 2023 · 17 Jun 2023
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Vladislavs Baranovs — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jānis Zirnis — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kristiāns Pietkuns — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.